Bedburg
Bedburg (German pronunciation: [ˈbɛtˌbʊʁk] ⓘ) is a town in the Rhein-Erft-Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia of Germany with 25,000 residents. Since 2014, Sascha Solbach is the mayor of Bedburg. The town is documented as existing as early as 893.[3]
Bedburg | |
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 Castle | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Bedburg within Rhein-Erft-Kreis district  | |
  Bedburg  Bedburg | |
| Coordinates: 51°00′00″N 6°33′45″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Admin. region | Köln |
| District | Rhein-Erft-Kreis |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–25) | Sascha Solbach[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 80.21 km2 (30.97 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 70 m (230 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 23,867 |
| • Density | 300/km2 (770/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 50181 |
| Dialling codes | 02272 |
| Vehicle registration | BM |
| Website | www.bedburg.de |
Climate
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Notable people
Sons and daughters
- Arnold von Harff (1471–1505), knight and adventurer
- Katharina Molitor (born 1983), javelin thrower and volleyball player
People with connection to Bedburg
Wilhelm von Mirbach-Harff in 1917
- Wilhelm von Mirbach-Harff (1871–1918), German diplomat and ambassador; lived in Bedburg and did his Abitur there
- Peter Stumpp (c. 1525–1589), 16th Century serial killer known as "The Werewolf of Bedburg"
References
- Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 29 June 2021.
- "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2021" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- "Geschichte in Bedburg (German)". Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index". NASA. Archived from the original on 10 May 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
External links
- Official website
(in German)
Towns in Rhein-Erft-Kreis | ||
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 Coat of Arms of Rhein-Erft-Kreis district | ||
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